Firecracker-holder



M. KEETON.

FIRECRACKER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 23, 192o.-

Patented Dec. 21, 1920..

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J'Ionime Jfee ton g UNITE ile- T MONROE KEETON, F MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI.

FIREGRACKER-HOLDER.

Application filed October 23. 1920. Serial No.

To (all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MONROE KEE'roN, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of Ieridian, in the State of Mississippi, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in F irecracker-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to fire cracker holders, its principal object being the provision of a device of the above character which will reduce to a minimum the danger co-incident with the use of fire crackers by children or others. A further object is to provide a device which will permit fire crackers of comparatively large size and explosive force to be used without danger of injury from sparks, fragments or the concussion caused by the explosion.

A further object is to provide a fire cracker holder which is attractive and durable, and which can be cheaply manufactured.

y invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement of parts and details as set forth in the annexed specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of my device; Fig. 2 is a front view thereof;

ig. 3 is a side view showing a modification of my improved holder; and FFig. 4 is a front View of the device of Referring now to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates as a whole, a resilient clamping member, which is secured to a handle A of any desired length. The member l is preferably formed from a single blank of resilient material, such as sheet metal, bent into substantially U-shape, and laying its ends bent outwardly as at 2 to form guard portions 3 and 4. The angles 2 of the member 1 form the jaws of the zlamp, and are normally held in engagement vith each other through the natural reiliency of the material. The guard portion 1 has portions 3 pressed inwardly and bent n circular form to provide fastening means or an operating lever 5 by which the jaws of the clamp may be separated for the inartion of a fire cracker. The guard memer 4 has inwardly pressed portions 4 bent imilarly to the portions 3*, to form fasten- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

ing means for the ends of a wire 6 which encircles the handle A by a series of loops 6 at points adjacent the end thereof. The guard portions 3 and 4 may be provided at their meeting edges, with curved depressions 7 adapted to bear against the fire cracker and prevent its lateral displacement in the holder.

guard 10, curved outportions 10 pressed out form for receiving the ends of a wire 11 by which it is secured to the handle A, and" is also provided with extensions 12 adjacent the middle of each side, which are turned outwardly and to which are suitably secured the ends of a coiled wire spring 13. In this form, the fire cracker, or several fire crackers, are placed between the coils of the spring 13.

In the operation of my invention in its preferred form, the operating lever 5 is depressed, and a fire cracker inserted between the jaws 2. The device is then held out wardly from the body in the hand of the operator by means of the handle A and the fire cracker ignited. men the explosion occurs, it will be readily seen that by reason of the pinching action of the clamp 1 on the lower end of the fire cracker, and the guards 3 and 4, any sparks or fragments will be prevented from reaching the person holding the device. Furthermore, by my invention, fire crackers of greater size and explosive force may be used in comparative safety.

hat I claim is:

1. A fire cracker holder comprising a handle, a resilient clamp attached to one end of said handle and adapted to receive a fire cracker, said clamp having outwardly turned extensions beyond its normally meeting edges to form guards.

2. A fire cracker holder comprising a hanwardly, and having and bent 1n circular dle, a resilient clamp attached to one end of.

said handle, and adapted to receive the lower end of a fire cracker, said clamp having outturned extensions from its meeting edges forming guards, and means for separating the meeting edges of said clamp.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. MONROE KEETON. 

